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".-W "-j-"r-gry j..-t vra&r-v&fnf- jrSJVfcTHE WASHINGTON' TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1894.The Washington TimesDIVERT DAT Dt THE YEAX)OWNED AND ISSUED BYThe Washington Times CompanyTIMES BUILDING.Corker Eleventh and E Streets NorthwestBciikess OrncE, 431 Eleventh Street N. W.Telephone Editorial Rooms, S3T-3Business Pfflce, S3T-1Trice, Dally Edition One CentSnnday Edition Throe Cents,By the month Ttairty-Qre Conts.WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 4, 1831.Subscribers srs earnestly requested tonak complaints at The Times office of allneglect to deliver papers promptly and in acoarteoss manner. The Times proposes togirt subscribers satisfactory service, andcomplaints mads to headquarters will receiveprompt attention.CIRCULATION TOR THE PAST WEEK.Sunday, July 22 20,201Monday, July 23 19.957Tuesday.July 24 20.210Wednesday.July 25 22,950Thursday, July 28 21,117Tiday,July 27 20,505Saturday. July 28 20.031Total 145.097Average dally circulation 20,728The Weather To day.For the District of Columbia, fair; cooler;northwest winds.. SAD AND SORROWFUL.When we read of a United States Senatorand the Governor of tho proud State of SouthCarolina blackguarding each other on thostump and hurling billingsgate at each otherlike a couple of fishwives, wo ma bo permitted to nurture a gentle doubt that lu respect of conducting campaigns we havo improved upon the methods of our forefathers.It is true, fortunately, that coarse personalitieson the hustings are not quite as frequent asthey used to be. Politicians are beginning tounderstand that tho people look with disgustand disapprobation upon ebullitions of thissort Even in the South, where this kind ofcampaigning crops out oftener than anjwhere else, sav e. perhaps, in tho far West, itis happily more the exception than tho rulo,and for this reason tho conduct of SenatorButler and Gov. Tillman stand3 forth all themore in unpleasant relief.There are in all sooth Important Issuesenough now engaging the attention of thepeople to furnish ample material for seriousdiscussion by two men who each aspire tothe dignity and honor of representing hisState in the United States Senate. Questionsof great moment, upon which hinge nationalprosperity to say nothing of the lesser,but yet grave importaneo of party fortunes confront the people, questions thataffect the national credit, national commerce,national prestige. Yet in the midst of allthese Senator Butler, who prides himself uponhis descent from tho cavaliers, and Ben Tillman, who claims to stand for the sturdymasses of the common people, can find nothing better to do than to cull ono another liarsand squabble about official or unofficialwhisky. Shade3 0f llnjno and Calhoun, howhas tho once mighty Palmetto State fallen!Somo of these days the people e en thepeople of South Carolina will come to theconclusion tnat it will be to their advantageto be represented in the councils of the nationby men other than lawyers or professionalfarmers, above all, other than professionalpoliticians. They will learn that their interests are safer in the hands of men habituatedto the transaction of business in n businesslike way; men who may not be facile oftongue and adepts at flinging forth highsounding phrases or low tirades, as the casemay be, but who havo a proper regard for thenation, tho State, tho people, and themselves. THE ASSESSMENT BILL.The House bill providing for a permanentboard of assessors for the District of Columbia, which has already passed the House andwas faorably passed upon by tho Senato District Committee jestcrday, is one of tho mostimportant measures for the welfare of the people of Washington that has been consideredSt this session of Congress. Tho amendmentsadded by tho Senate committee, the principalof which reduced the salary to 3,000 and increased the term of office from threo 3 ears tofour j ears, were both wise, especially the latter, which will give the assessors ono yearafter their second assessment in 189D, for revisions and appeals before they go out ofoffice.The general need for a rroper revision ofreal estate appraisals for tho District is undeniable. The cases of unjust differences aromany, and it is absolutely impossible thatthey should be avoided under the presentanomalous system. It is tho custom in mostcities to revise assessments each j ear, or, atleast, to allow the assessors to do so, if intheir judgment it bo necessary. Washingtoncan get along very well with a three- car appraisal, and the proposed law, which beginssuch a system in 18, is to be welcomed.We trust tho Senato will not leavo thismeasure unacted on, but pass the bill and letit become law before adjournmentWe respectfully suggest that tho Senatorsof tho Washington Baseball Club play no moregames and settle their various schedules bythe conferee system.It Is about time for Editor Conger, ofOhio, to tako another plug out of tho Prcsidental boom melon of Thomas Brackett Bcedand discover that it is still groen around therind.The Emperor of China is reported to havetaken the yellow Jacket away from Li HungChang. If the Chinese article of yellowjackets Is anything like our nathe product,Li owes his sovereign a vote of thanks.-e-It seems to be that tho Senato conferees aroabout to press the button and let tho November voters do tho restEither tho Japs have established a presscensorship over tho other end of tho cable, orthey are great lighters.Cibl Browj,e is in New Jersey, and severalrash mosquitoes are mending their beaks.The best point about the Vice President'sPresidential boom is the fact that his office isburdened with v ery little responsibility.We respectfully but flrmly call SenatorHansbrough's attention to the fact that theBu'slan thistle may soon crop out in Korea.We can look upon tho Oriental war withsome degree of patlenco and even complaisance it the Chinese in this country will keepup going home to fightMb. Corbett's impressions of Englandhave not been gathered in a scrap book.CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.The friend3 of Mr. Blchardson, of Tennessoe, placed a magnificent basket of roses onhis desk j osterday morning, to testify to theircongratulations on his re nomination. Mr.Richardson is serving his fifth term in Congress and this nomination to a sixth, the election to which will follow as a matter of course,is exceedingly gratlfjlng to him and hisfriends.When Senator Smith dictated that letter ofhis on Thursday night to his Englewood constituents who had ventured to remonstratewith him for his course on the tariff bill, therewas quito a little gathering of Senators in hisroom at Chamberlln's, where ho has his quarters for tho summer, to wnom tuo aocumeniwas submitted. Among them wre Murphy,Brlco, and others.All were pleased at the excellent loglo froma Jersejman's point of view that 8enatorSmith hurled back at his Englewood friendsand told him so, but when it came to tho closing paragraph in which their language andaction were characterized as an "impertinence." there were some suggestions. Senator Murphy told the independent JerseySenator that this remark belonged to theclass that had better bo left unsaid, and insisted that it might bo true but was also unwise. Senator Smith, however, remainedfirm and the paragraph remained, and willdoubtless become a campaign documont inNew Jersey in the future,Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, brought up an interesting question in the House yesterday incalling up a resolution introduced by himsome time ago asking for a report from thoWar Department relative to the court-martialof a soldier stationed at Omaha for refusingto participate in target practice on Sunday.Mr. Grosenor had no criticism to offer upontho ground of tho court-martial in that a private soldier had no right to disobey the commands of his superiors, but ho insistod thattho officer ordering the Sunday target practice did so in plain violation of the order ofPro-ident Lincoln in 1662, and in direct violation of the statutes of Nebraska. Mr.Grosvenor pissed some severe strictures onthe court-martial and the general who hadapproved it and ordered Its decreo executed."The action of the brigadier general," saidhe, "was tho outgrowth cither of the moststolid and Inconceivable ignorance or a totaldisregard of all that was right and proper."Mr. Grosenor paid a high tribute to President Cleveland, who had ordered the officerwho Issued the Sunday-target-practlco orderto bo arrested, tried and punished for violation of the order of President Lincoln.Senator Smith, of New Jersey, has writtena reply, part of which follows, to Englewoodconstituents who criticised his course In opposing tho Wil-ou bill and standing by theSenate bills."United States Senate, Washington. D. C,August 2. 1891. Messrs. Robert WalkerGuthrie. Ernest T. Fellows, and others, Englewood. N. J. Gentlemen I acknowledge thereceipt of jour communication, without date.published in the newspapers of this morning,protesting agiinst my attion 'In opposing theWilson bill as it came from the House ofRepresentatives.' and expressing the hopothat 'as one of the Senators of the State ofNew Jersey, representing all tho Stato andnet n part of it, you will net in accordance with the wishes of jour constituents.'" v"I desiro only to say that I oppose and stilloppose the Wil-on bill, first, bocauso it contained each and every one of the most odiousinquisitorial features of Income taxation everdevised, and, second. In my judgment, itwould havo made it impossible for at leastfifty per cent of the manufactories within theborders of our Stato to continue or resumeoperations."I can readiiv understand how, in a residential town like Englewooa, there may havodeveloped a sentiment In favor of a longerstep toward freo trade, but, as j ou well say,it is my duty to endeavor to 'represent all theState and not a part of it,' and. much as Iwould liko to gratify my constituents inFnglewood I owe a duty to those in the morepopulous and more tv ideal New Jersey citiesof Newark, Jersey City, New Brunswick,Trenton and Taterson."I havegien to your communication the'calm consideration' which jou ask, despitetho studied impertinenco of your language,and regret that I cannot see my way clear tochange my course to conform to your desires."Very truly yours, James Sunn, jr."A very unusual scene occurred In tho Senate jesttrdiy afternoon when SenatorCockrell made an argument on a point oforder raised by him against an amendmentwhich Senator ISIancbnrd had offered. Senator Allen asked that tho argument againstthe point of order be read by the official reporter. Senator Cockrell at once jumped up and rope ited his statement, but Senator Allen, whoseems to make a point nowadaj s of castingreflections on tho remarks of eery Senatorabout him, aroso in his seat and after statinghis belief that the Semtor h id changed hisargument, again demanded tho reading of thestenographic notes.Senators Hile and Teller and other Republicans and Democrats explained that therules did not require a Senator, in raising apoint of order, to stato what rule it camounder, leaving thit question to the presidingoffieer. Tho pros and cons were fully discussed until the presiding officer. SenatorJarvis, directed tho reporter's notes to boread. This was done, and Senator Cockrell'ssupplemental statement was confirmed andSenator Allen prov ed to have been in error.Representative Bland, who always his ashort waj out of difficulties which beset otherpeople, has presented tho following resolution to tho House, intended to settle tho tarifftangle:"Resolved, That tho Committee on Waj s andMeans are hereby instructed to report at asearly a dato as possible a bill for an incometax which will produce at least 5100,000,000revenue annually, and also a bill placing nilgrades of sugar on tho free list"Tho determination of ReprcsentathoGeorgoD. isc, of Virginia, to withdraw from hiscontest for renominatlon in his-distriet will ben matter of deep regret to Mr. W ise's colleagues In tho House. Mr. Wise has servedin seven Congresses and has a peculiar fitnessfor legislative life. not onlj from association,but from training and natural disposition.As chairman of the Committee on Interstateand Poreign Commerce, one of tho most im-Eortnnt of tho House committees, Mr. Wiseas made an enuablo record, and has provedhimself of great value.During tho present session ho has beenactive! interested in tho Nicaragua Canalbill, w llich ho had hoped to push to a successful issue before adjournment, but the Sjieakerand the Committee on Rules, tho absolutedictators of legislative action in the House,ruled otherwise, and Mr. Wise will not get thehonor, although ho deserves the credit for thepreparation of the bill.i.Montgomcrj's Engineers Reprimanded.Secretary Herbert has reversed the findingsof the naval board which investigated the accident to thocruiser Montgomery while on herflnal acceptance trip, and concluded that thecontractors, tho Columbian Iron Works, ofBaltimore, were responsible, he holding thattho accident occurred through carelessness,and has addressed letters to Chief EngineerJ. A. B. Smith and Passed Assistant EngineerDoWitt C. Redgrave, who were in charge ofthe machinery, sharply reprimanding themfor contributory negligence. It appears thattho chief engineer had been ill and had nothad full opportunity to inspect the machinery,which was looked after by his assistantV liltc House Concert.The Marino Band will play at tho WhiteHouse this nrternson at 5.11 o'clock, the following numbers:March, "Troop A" FanciulllOverture, "Zampa" UeroldCornet Solo, "Love's Dream" HochBy Mr. H. underlies.Selection, "Tabasco" ChadwickVI altz, "Jolly Girls" VolstedtMedley, "The Metroiiolls at Night" DeWittPatrol, "Coxey s Industrial Army Orth"llail Columbia" FylesConsul Mills Promoted.Tho President sent to the Senate yesterdayme nomination 01 j-.ins .anus. 01 Virginia,now consul general at Honolulu, Hawaii, todo secretary 01 tne legation ana consul geS'era 01 us unitta states at tnat cutset.TWO PRIZE OFFERS.Tho Times Will Give Money for Adlournracnt Predictions.For weeks past the newspapers have prophesied and the general publlo have anticipated the adjournment ot Congress, and theconsequent reassurance in the Industrial andcommercial life of the country.These prophesies and expectations harenot been realized and tho lame lmpotency ofthe people's representatives to pass Important legislation daily grows more serious tothe welfare of the nation.The Times offers a first prize of $15 and asecond prize of $10 to the person guessingrespectively closest and next closest to theminuto of tho hour ot tho day, when, according to the official record, the Houso ofRepresentatives shall adjourn for the presentsession.Fill out the following blank and mall It toThe Times Prize Editor. You can guess asmany times as you have Times. No blankswill be received at The Times office exceptthrough the malls.Guess:Day of the MonthHourMinuteAddress:NameStreet Number...,CURB AND CORRIDOR.Three cronies sat on a box near tho curb onEast Capitol street .last night contentedlywhittling and swapping yarns."Say, did 'you all' e er know how Jonesybecame tho voluntary victim of misplacedconfidence?" inquired one."Naw; go ahead and give it away.""Well, he waited a long timo to get married, and everybody thought ho would remaina bachelor. He broadly Intimated that hewas waiting for a combination ot 'money,v outh, and beauty,' the old sinner, and whenIt was finally understood that he had proposed to a girl down in Virginia, and hosmirked nd looked wise when the matterwas insinuated to him, we began 4to arrango01 a good square feed at his expense."He finally promised to 'set 'em up,' but required ns to wait until he shuffled off hisbachelorhood."We waited."We're uniting yet"Look here, old man, fire off the climax,"exclaimed ono of the listeners."Walt a minute. When Jonesy got backfrom the bridal tour, we 'boned' him for thecollation."You never in all your life saw a smile thatresembled the river of death in the panoramaot Pilgrim's Progress as closely as his hid."Did you capture the M. Y. and B. aggregation. Jonesy?" I asked." 'Pay, John, let up. I'll tell you confidentially, just how it is. I heard that thoold man had but two children and knew hehad ten thousand or so to divide; but. blessyou, after we were married Joana and Ishe told me her father's first wife had loftfour children and the second one six. Itdoesn't take much of a lightning calculator todecide that tw elv e goes into ten no times withnary over.'"As I sold awhile ago, we're still waitin'for the big spread.""My mother," said Clerk Slmms, of theUnited States district attorney's office, "gotan old colored cook to work in the house.The first day, after giving Aunt Eliza all theinstructions about preparing the dinner,mother went to tho third story. She suddenly remembered that she had forgotten totell Eliza something. She whistled downthe speaking tube three times without receiving an answer, and sho went down to seewhat the trouble was."Didn't you hear mo whistle," she exclaimed. "Deed Missis, I did," was the reply."Vi hy didn't you answer then?""Lor' honey, I'se got no teeth.""Seben eleben," "Joe, dies." "Houso rentto pay," "Feber in de south." and numerousother expletives aro the sounds which greetthe car of a visitor to tho Potomac Tlats onSundav. Any one unaccustomed to this wouldprobably think that the Inmates of St. Elizabeth's had broken loose or that tho Government had decided that much-discussed question, "What to do with the flats?" by establishing a colony ot imbeciles there. Butneither is tho case. The noises that are heardare onlj cries of derl-lon and encouragementuttered by the "dead game sports" lromBloodfield, Freeman's Alley, Crow Hill, andthe numerous other tough localities of thecity enjoying their Snnday game of crap.Of this game there are two kinds: "Feedcrap" and "bank crap." The latter is playedin gambling resorts, but the former is indulged in by all true lovers of tho game whenthey plav among themselves. In neither ofthe games is there any limit to the number ofplayers. In "feed crap" the plavers squat ina circle and after rolling "do bones ' oncearound to see who "gets de bones fer do fustpass" the game begins in earnest. The luckyman w ho threw the highest point in the preparatorj round making the flrst"pass"with thedice and he also makes a bet of an j amount hemay see fit. This bet 13 covered by tho noxtmau to his left who wishes to, the neatestman to tho one with the "bones" always having tho preference of "feeding," as coveringthe bet is technically known.After tho bets are made the plaer takes thedice und, after going through several acrobatic, performances for the purpose of encouraging his luck, throws for his pointFrom this move one of three things must result "De man wld de bones" must havethrown either "sevon-eleven," "crap," or apoint. If tho sum total of tho numbers onthe upper face of tho two dice be either sevenor eleven the point is "seben-eleben," and thethrower takes the money, but if to tho contrary the dots figure up less than four andmorothan eleven then the feeder takes themoney. But it neither of these cases occurand the dots make some combination otherthan these already mentioned then a pointhas been thrown, and "de man wld de bonesmus' keep on rollin" dem" until ho eithermakes his point on throws a seven. If hedoes the former ho takes tho money, but heloses if "do bones rolls out seben."For example, let the point be eight or anyof tho other point numbers, it makes no difference, and the thrower must continue to"roll de bones" until he makes eight, unlesshe throws seven before he accomplishes this.If the thrower makes his point thon he is entitled to make another pass; but if he throwsthe fatal seven the dice go to the next man onhis left, who repeats the performance of hispredecessor.eIllinois Cholera Case Disproved.The reported case of Asiatic cholera at Oxville, IU., has been disproved. It was widelypublished that Mrs. Joseph Hatfield, ot thatcity, died of the disease, and Surg. Gen. Wyman, of the Marine Hospital, requested theIllinois State board of health to investigate.The board of health has reported to him thatthe person died of congestive cholera morbus. -Mr. Schnltcls Set Right.The Times was in error yesterday in stating that Mr. Herman J. Schulteis opposed theStone immigration bill at the meeting of theSenate Immigration Committee Thursday.Mr. Schulteis states that be favors the billand made an argument on that line, suraest-iag several amen&itateiSOCIAL SAYINGS AND DOINGSMrs. Beid, wife of Major Reld, inspectorgeneral of the Marine Corps, accompanied byher son, w 111 spend tho summer in New Hampshire, where the major will join them later.On their return this fall they will be detachedfrom the navy yard and will take a home uptown. Their departure will be a great loss tothe yard, for Mrs.lteld has won all hearts byher great hospitality and lavish entertainments during the past season.Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartorls, who has beensummering at tbo Blue Mountain House,Maryland, Is now in New York, and expectsto go to Narragansctt Pier in n few days.Gen. Henry Kyo Douglas, who was her constant companion while they were in Maryland, has also gone to New York. Notwithstanding repeated denials ot their engagement, their movements seem to confirm therumor.Tho Washington guests at Saratoga are indulging in a series of intellectual entertainments, which seem more popular than theternslcborean festivals. The first of the seriesof bhakespenan festivals took place Thursdayat tho hotel, when Mr. George Riddle delighted tho guests with the reading ot "Midsummer Nights Dream."Matrons and maidens of Now York aro onthe qui vive for the arrival of another nobleman. Count de Castellalue, who is on his wayfrom Paris. Report sa s he is rich and youngand a fino dancer, so he is ono mors to beadded to the list of eligibles.At Newport many ot the guests of the hotels and the cottager have formed dancingclasses, which meet at different cottages everyevening. Cycling meets with great popularity during the day.Athleticism 13 the order of tho day at "LongBranch. Everything connected with out-of-doorsports draws tho crowds, whether it bolawn tennis, swimming races, riding, or baseball. Secretary nerbert left Washington lastnight for bis home in Alabama, where ho willremain until after tho Statu elections on Monday. Mr. W. II. Barnes, the well-known realestate dealer of F street, and family left yesterday for a month's outing at Atlantic Cityand at other points on the Atlantic, coast.Mr. Frank G. Carpenter, the well-knownwriter, with his wife nnd children and Mrs.M. T. Clay, is summering at Silver bprlng,near ashington.Capt. John C. Howell, of the navy yard,accompanied by Mrs. Howell and daugnter,will le.avo about the middle ot August forAllegheny, Vo.MlssJesslo I,. Soper, of Baltimore, andMi-s Nannie Rnj nolds, of Prince George'scounty, Md,, are visiting relatives and friendsIn this city.Gen Sternburg, U. S. A., and Mre. Sternburg, who havo been spending some time atNewport, returned to Washington vesterdav.Representative John Van Voorhis, who hasbeen visiting his home in Rochester, N. Y.,for several davs, is again at the Arlington.Mr. F. J. Fisher, the artist, is building ahouse at Mount Fleaant, and expects tomove out from Capitol Hill in the faitJudge Lamoreux, Commissioner ot theGeneral Land Office, left yesterday for hishomo in Wisconsin to remain a month.Mrs. S. R. Merriam, wife of Dr. A. C. Merriam. Is enjoying a visit to her mother, Mrs.A. M. Weaver, at Colonial Beach, Va.Theodore D. TA User, United States navy,and Mrs. Wilscr and daughter have gone toKittory Point. Me.Dr. C. W. Brown, of 002 Fourteenth street,has returned from a two weeks' outing atAsbury Park, N. J.Mrs. S. W. Maddux, of No. 115 C streetnortheast, has recovered from her recentserious illness.Lieut Barnet, Lieut Radford, and Lieut.Lane are keeping bachelors' hall at the Marino Barracks.Mr. and Mrs. Waiter G. Gleasonleft yesterday for a tour through Connecticut andMassachusetts.Mr. J. H. Moser is now in West Cornwall,Conn., getting material for his next winter'sart work.Mr. David E. Moore and family left 3 esterday for Charlostown, W. Va., for a few weoks'ttay.Major C. T. Voder and family are spndingthe summer at the Fauquier Springs, Va.Mrs. J. B. Hopper and Mi's Jesslo Bunyeaaro summering at Colonial Beach, Va.Lieut Herbert WInslow and wife will spendtho month of September in Virginia.F. W. Wood, president of tho MarylandSteel Works, is in the city.Judge Veazey left yesterday for a trip bysea to Nova Scotia.Dr. J. Walter Hodge3 has returned from AtItntic City.lr. Charles Glover will spend several weeksat Newport.Lieut G. N. Whistler, V.city.S. A., is in theLicensed to Wed.Marriage licenses were issued yesterday asfollows: John Smith nnd Annie E. Johnson.J. II. Lucas and Sadie Scott Sherman Scottand Martha Enders. Edgar O. Harr andNettie E. Williams, both of Montgomerycounty, Md.LAST HONORS PAID.Artillerymen Escort Judge Holt's Remainsto the Railvtay Train.Military honors were paid to the late JudgeHolt yesterday previous to tho departure ofthe Cbesapeako and Ohio train which willlake the remains to their last resting place.The services at the late residenco of JudgeHolt were extremely simple. At 9.30 o'clockyesterday morning after tho family nnd a fewfriends had assembled in the parlor wherethe body lay. Rev. Dr. Pursons. of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, read a selection from the Scriptures nnd offered prayer.Among those r resent wero Representativeand Mrs. Hltt, CoL and Mrs. Wmthrop. Dr.and Mrs. Skillman, Mr. and Mrs. Moulden,and Mr. nnd Mrs. fctcrrett.The casket was closed immediately after thobrief sen ices, and at 1 30 p. m. the regularsat the Arsenal, Companies M, G, I, and A oftbo Fourth Artillery, and Light Battery C,Third Artillery, under command of MajorBawls and preceded by the Fourth ArtilleryBand, marched to the corner ot Pennsylvaniaand New Jersey avenues, where they met thehearse containing the body and escorted theremains to the Baltimore and Potomac Bailroad depotMr. Washington Holt, a nephew of JudgeHolt, and Mr. and Mrs. Sterrett went to Kentucky to attend tho interment, which will bomade to-morrow on the Holt estate In Breckinridge county.Y anted in Georgia.Turner Blackwell, a colored boy thirteenyears of ago, was arrested lost night by Detective Lacey, on the request ot the chief ofpolice ot Atlanta Go., in which city it isclaimed the boy robbed a houso and obtaineda gold watch and several other pieces ot jewelry. Blackwell will be turned over this morningto a detective from Atlanta, who arrived herewith a requisition last night, and bos fullyIdentified the prisoner.mSenator Voorhees Doing Well.Senator Voorhees, who has been seriouslyill for some time past, was said by his familylast night to be doing well, and hope is enter-siaiuQytlyijiu.w3twojiWiM'3MOlt9iv). jrhloh, he is $ATTEMPT TO RAILROAD ITPublic Printing Bill Raises a Stormin the House.SOME "INNOCENT" AMENDMENTSPut On By the Senate Richardson Moved toConcur He Was Made to Smart for ItCat Let Out of the Bag Opportunity toBluff the Civil Service Sent to Conference.Tho amendments which Mr. Richardson, ofTennessee, described as "immaterial," madeby the Senate to the bill providing tor thepublic printing and binding and the distribution of publlo documents, provoked a verylively tilt of parliamentary jargon, mixedwith a few unpleasant personal references,when the measure was vestorday laid beforethe House.Tho Joint Commltteo on Printing was byono of the amendments given power to control the appointments of chief clerk of thePrinting Office and the foremen of printingand binding.Messrs. Warner nnd nopkins were loud intholr denunciation of the attempt to "railroad" tho motion through. A motion to nonconcur prevailed. The blil was then sent toconference, Messrs. Richardson, McKaig, andBroderlck being appointed conferees.When Mr. Richardson presented the bill hemoved to concur in tbo amendments, and byrequest of Mr. Burrows, ho also made a longexplanation of it. declaring, in brief, thatnmong these various amendments thero aresome to which ho would not bo inclined toagree, but tbey are so unimportant as compared with tho magnitude of the measurethat he did not feel willing to occupy furthertime or delay further the passage of the billby raising any question in regard to them.as rswisE rnorostTiov.Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, interrupted to saythat there is a large minority in the Housowho believe that the bill itself is an unwiseproposition. He then got into a squabblewith Mr. Richardson a to which of the twohad the floor. When this was settled in thelatter's favor he was then subjected to a running Are of questions from Messrs. Kilgoreand Coombs.Mr. Kilgore asserted that the importantamendments to the bill ought to be printed intho Record and called up for considerationto-raorrow, or at some other time to be fixed."There is no necessity," said he, "for a greatdeal of unnecessary baste in pushing Itthrough the House. We ought to bo able tounderstand what it does and what it meHns.It is a voluminous measure; covers a greatmany changes in the matter ot printing andthe distribution of public documents."Mr. Richardson replied that there is nosenate amendment that charges mat matter.It is just as It passed tho House.Ho explained then that the bill providesthat the office of superintendent of documents in the Interior Department shall beabolished, and it provides that there shall bea superintendent of documents appointed bythe Puollc Printer, who will discharge theduties of that bureau there, and be paid outof the funds provided for the publio printing.Mr. WinNEn Will tho gontleman permitme to ask him a question?Mr. Richardson Certainly.Mr. Wabeb This 13 a very voluminousbill. May I ask him with respect to theamendments which have been referred to ifthere is any objection to let them be printed,in order that tho House may have time toconsider them and know what they are? Idiffer entirely with the gentleman as towhether these amendments are material ornot. I do not care to see put in the bands ofthe Senate committee such an amount ofpower and 6uch an opportunity to bluff thecivil service of this government as In this bill,as I read it, i3 proposed to be given. Itseems to mo that this matter might He overand might wait until members have time toconsider ItA matter of this importance, which bos beenbefore this House so many times, and inwhich each time there has been so muchquestion, should not bo passed upon in thissummary way. Loud applause.ENI1EAS0N-A1!LEE63 OF THE STATEMENT.Mb. Richaudson Now. Mr. Speaker, toshow the utter unreasonableness of the gentleman's statement, I hrve but to say thatevery solitary amendment in this bill has beenprinted for three dajs in the Record, and thegentleman has not looked at them.Mr. Warner No attention has been calledto it until this marning; and I venture to saythere are not ten members on the floor of thisHouso outside of the gentleman himself whoknow what these amendments are. Loudapplause.Mr. HorKiNs Mr. Speaker, this is not a billto be railroaded through the House in thismanner. This is a mcasuro that ordinarilyought to bo considered in Committee of theM10Ie, nnd tho gentleman who brought it upcommenced debating it in order to cut off thoHouse from discussionMr. Richardson Mr. Speaker. I call thegentleman to order. I havo done nothing ofthe kind. I demand the previous question.The Speaker The gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Richardson) demands tho previousquestionMr. Hopkins Then I trust the House willvote it down. This bill is being railroaded The Speaker The House will be In order.Mr. Richardson, somewhat nettled, then demanded the previous question upon the motion to concur with that amendment.Mr. Warner Now that the gentleman fromTennessee has let tho cat out ot the meal bag,would ho not givo us a reasonable time to lookup the kittens? Laughter und applauso.Mr. Ccmminos Thero is more than one catin this meal. Laughter.Tho question being put, a voto was taken,division asked, and the tellers finally reported aes 67, noes 113, so tho previousquestion was not ordered.THOSE INNOCENT AMENDMENTS.Mr. Hopkins took the floor and stated:"Since the bill went to tho Senate a largenumber of amendments havo been addedwhich the gentleman from Tennessee hasstated are immaterial amendments. Ono otthese amendments makes section 15 of thobill re id as follows:" 'Section 11 45. Thero shall be appointedby tho Publio Printer, with the approval ofthe Joint Commltteo on Printing, a chiefclerk, who shall Lo n practical printer andversed in the art of bookbinding, whose salary shall be 2,100 per annum, nnd n foremanof printing and a foreman of binding, whomust be practically and thoroughly acquainted with their respective trades, whoshall each receive a salary of 42,100 peraunum. Tho emplojes herein named shallbo subject to removal only upon the approvalof tho Joint Commltteo on Printing.'"Another of these innocent amendments isfound on page 30 of tho bill nnd reads as follows: " 'The Joint Committee on Frintlng shalldesignate to tho Publio Printer a competentperson, to bo appointed by him, 03 superintendent of documents and shall Hi and regulate the compensation to bo paid by tho Public Printer to tho person so designated andappointed.' ,"Now, here are two of the innocent amendments which the gentleman from Tennesseesajs are purely formal. These amendmentsgive to the Committee on Printing absolutepower. They take from the President of theUnited States, if thu offices were high enough,or from the Secretary of the Interior or fromtho Publio Printer the power of appointingthese officers in the printing department andgive it to this Committee on Printing."JUDOMENT OF THE rKESIDENT.Mr. Dunn, the next speaker, said: "Theroare two features in this bill which I thinkevery man who understands tho principles ofour government ought to oppose. The President of the United States under the law appoints a Public Printer after due deliberation,no doubt, who is endowed with certainexecutive powers to discharge the duties andpointed. It must be presumed that he isfully competent Indeed there Is the best evidence that he Is. The passage of this bill asamended by tho Senate strikes at the judgment of the President in making the appointment of Mr. Benedict I am not caring somuch about that, because the President hasgiven us the best evidence that he is able totako care of himself laughter, but it strikesac nis judgment in tnis tnat it practically declares that he did not select a competent man for the position of Publio Printer,or that he has selected a man Incompetent toperform the duties ot the office, and thereforethis joint committee must come in with advisory powers, to tell the Publlo Printer whathis duties are and how to perform tbem, thusinterfering, legislatively, with what is purelyan executive Junction."The debate continued upon section 45 oftho bill, where provision is made In theamendment of the Senate that there shall beappointed by the Publlo Printer with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printingthe emDloyes named in the rest of the section.Mr. lticiiAUDsox I said that I was opposedto this provision. I am opposed to it becausesome gentlemen seem to think the Committeeon Printing wants to Increase its own power.I have never wanted that sort of power.But there are reasons why these officersshould be somewhnt subject to the Committeeon Printing. The House will remember thatthis officer is called the "CongressionalPrinter," and Is so named In the Revised Statutes. The object of the law Is to bring himas nearly as possible under the control ofCongress; and that I apprehend is the onlyreason why this provision has the form inwhich we find it. But I think the committeeot the Senate made a mistake In recommending that particular phraseology.The matler finally terminated by the Houseacceding to the Senate's request for a conference.NOT TOO HOT FOR THE BIBLES.Many Hooks Recovered .More or Less Dam-oged from Warehouse Fire RuinsNearly 51,500 from Benefit Concert.Many anxious inquirers after goods whichwere stored in the Knox warehouse before thefire were around the ruins yesterday watching the slow work of removing the debris, inthe search for some of tho missing valuables.Contractor Gleeson, who has been entrustedwith th clearing away of the refuse of bricks,inorter, and charred wood, and collecting together all things ot any value found in theruins, had 150 men at work yesterday. Themen were under the supervision ot a trustedforeman and the police, and when anythingof value was found it was carried to a temporary storeroom over the blacksmith's shop.A great many books and some valuable articles were recovered. Most of the booksfound belonged to tho library of Rev. Dr.Hamlin. Some were badly burned, manywere only scorched slightly, and some had noappearance whatever of having passedthrougn the fire.A coincidence which is conslded somewhatstrange is that twenty Bibles taken from theruins are almost untouched by Tire. Dr Hamlin says that many ot his books were out ofprint, and cannot of course be replaced.Mr. Varzhabedian, who had a i 35,000 stockot Oriental bric-a-brac and rugs in the warehouse, had his vlgilence rewarded by seeingsomeofbla Persian vases found. Manv of themare very valuable, and somo have escapedunscraicuea.No one is allowed to enter the room wherethe goods found are stored. There are someboxes which appear to be untouched, andthe contents of which are thought to be IntactFriends of Harris, who owned the gasolinemotor, of which there has been so much talkand investigation, and who is alleged to be inhiding since he left the Emergency Hospital,deny that he Is keeping out of the way orcvaJIng the police in any way. "He simplydoes not want to be onnovca by newspapermen," said one of them. He is ready andwilling to aid in any and every way he can inclearing up the mystery of tho fire s origin."The full returns from the firemen's benefitconcert, held at the Academy of Music onWednesday evening, were made yesterdayand it wa3 ascertained that -1,1A'J.75 werecollected. 1Local II rev itles.A fire caused by u cook stove in a woodshedin Desmond's court, vesterday, did damageamounting to ilOO.Benjamin Berry, who has been conductinga branch lumber yard of Libbey A Co., wasarretted yesterday by Detective Proctor on thecharge of embezzling 73 from his employers. "What is paternalism?" will be the theme ofdiscourse at the People's Church, No. 423 Gstreet northwest to-morrow. Rev. Dr. Alexander Kent, pastor, will deal with the subjecthimself.Judge Mills yesterday refused to grant therequest of Lizzie Mills, that her four- ear-oldchild be turned over to the childrens' boardof guardians, as he thought she was able toand should support itThe will of Daniel Galney was placed onrecora in tne orpnans court lie bequeathsall his property to his widow and upon herdeath he devises it to his children, John, Agnes, Theresa, and Daniel Francis.The trustees of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church yesterday put on file In therecorder's office a mortgage for 10,500 ontheir property. Tho money was borrowed tomakenecessnry improvements to the building.Gus and Y ilham Johnson, two young colored men, whose fondness for milk led themto rob several parties of their morning supply on numerous occasions, were 3 esterdayse'ntenced by Judge Mills to serve terms injail.Peter Aitcheson, of Alexandria, while ontho ferry boat Columbia, ye-terdny, wasstruck by a spent bullet, which presumablyhad been fired from somo passing steamer,and which inflicted onlya trifling bruise uponhim. A meeting of tho bar of tho court of appeals and ot the supreme court of the Districtof Columbia will be held this morning at 10o'clock In the general term court room lotako action upon tho death of Charles A.ElliotJohn Butts, who was arrested on Wednesday night for robbing his landlady, MissClary S. May. of No. 80G Tenth street northwest, of a quantity of jewelry, was committedto jail to-day b Judgo Mills in default of ?300bond to await the action of tho grand jury.The service at the Bible Mission, liechabiteHall, Four-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania avenue, to-morrow, will be at noon.Mr. William E. Brown, leader, will speak onthe "boeuth Trumpet of Revelation xi:15,"nnd "The Beginning of the Plagues of Chapter xvu" A cordial invitation is extendedto AILW. B. Tatterson. alias Phillips, the forger,who was brought to this city jesterdaj byDetective Joo Carter, was held by JudjeMiller to-daj in 500 bonds to await theaetion of the grand jury. Tatterson claims tobe connected with some of tho most prominent people in Pennsylvania, who, ho says,will help him out of his present trouble.Catherine Costello, wite of Jeremiah Costello. an nlleged lunatic, and recentlv appointed as a committee on her husband's estate, yesterday filed a petition in tho equitycourt asking that shu may bo .authorized, anddirected by the court to secure a loan of 1S,000 to ray off a mortgage of 11.000 on thoproperty known as Costello Hall, G street,near Sixth street northwest, as unless suchrelief is given her the property will be sold ata loss.At the Emergency Hospital jesterday thefollowing persons were treated: Arthur C.Holmes, colored, who received a scalp woundbj a box falling on his head; Wm. Arrlngton,coloreUhand cut while using a knife; IsaacCotton, an aijed colored man who had brokenbis left leg by it fall; Joseph Bailey, a countryman, sprained ankle, caused by a fall; GeorgeWhitney, colored, who had been burned byhot sand falling on his left leg while at workcosting.AOL'NCEMEXT.nOTEL EMRICHSCrystal Palace Cafe and Dinco Room,485 to 489 Pennsylvania avenue.We are pleased to inform the public that Mr.Charles Small, late chef of tho National Hotel, ofashington, D. (1, will have entire charge otour catering department on and after Monday,Aumi9t6, ISM.Welsh Rabbit a specialtyC M. EMRICH, Proprietor.--Going away on your vacation? The Timtt villao tnth vou to anv addreu. vottaao prepaid, forliSctntt a mmUi.NO MONEY AND NO SYMPATHYGov. O'Ferrall Tells the Industrials atRoslyn to Get Out.CAMP WILL SOON BE BROKEN UPArrangements Nearly Perfected to Send theHen to Their Homes Great BejoieingAmong the Poor Fellows Will Side inPasienger Coaches and on Express Trains.Arrangements have been practically completed for sending the members of the industrial army, now at Roslyn. Va., to their homes,and it is expected that by the middle or lastof next week the camp at the south end ofthe Aqueduct Bridge will bo a thing of thepastIt is understood that the Industrials will bsupplied with provisions and that they will be)furnished with passenger coaches, which willbo attached to passenger trains, and that theBaltimore and Ohio, the Chesapeake andOhio, and the Pennsylvania wil! each get ashare of tho business.The money to pay for the transportation, itis said, Is being raised by the church peopleof the city, as there are no public fundsavailable.It is well that tho public have taken hold ottho matter; as things have become desperateIn the camp, and the industrials can get noactive sympathy from Gov. O'Ferrall at Iea3t,to whom application was made on behalf ofthe men by Mr. J. W. Matchett. of No. 122SEighth street northwest Gov. O'Ferrall'sreply was received yesterday. It was in theGovernor's own hand-writing, and read asfollows:oov. o'ferraix's message.Richmond. Vo., Aug 2.16W.iir johv w. JIATCIIETT, H astilnlon, I) uDear MR: Responding to yours of the 1st Instant, I beg to say that if I was disposed to aidthe people Known as Coxeyltes, I hare no fundsat my disposal. Jn this connection it is properfor me to state that I have no sympathy withthese people, and regard them as a lot of common idlers, who would not work if it were offered to them.The Virginia authorities hare already been toolenient with them, and the strong arm of thelaw will not be witnheld much looser. Irgmiadoes not Intend that she shall become the dumping ground of nil thft tramps, hoodlums, andcranks of the est Very respectfully,CHARLES O FERRALL.The District Commissioners are taking adeep but quiet interest in the matter while Mr.Matchett has been laboring to unite theefforts of certain church members who hadexpressed a willingness to contribute to arelief fund to be used in getting transportation and succeeded to awondeful decree.1 esterday morning Mr. Match'tt secured 300pounds of beet and a large quantity of vegetables for the men and more have been promisedfor to-day.The Metropolitan Church people have become so much Interest"d in the matter thatRev. Dr. Corey, pastor, has consented topreach before the men to-morrow morning at11 o'clock.At a meeting in camp last night a committee was appointed to erect a suitable platformfor the use of Dr. Corey. The men will goout into the fields to-daj and gather wildflowers so as to present each lady who attendswith a bouquet.A proposition was made to close Metropolitan Church for to-morrow morning in orderto give all an opportunity to attend the services at the camp, but tnis was finally decidedto be inadvisable, and as many persons as canwill visit the camp with Dr. Corey. It Is understood that many wealthy persons have signified their intention to go. A collection willbe taken up, and it is hoped the response willbe liberal.GLAD TO OET BACK HOME.The men in the camp are delighted withthe prospect of getting back to their homesand declare they will never come East again.This morning a list of names is to be taken,so as to be all ready for the railway ticketswhen tbey are to be given out.It is said that one of the Cabinet officershas on more than one occasion been verykind to some of the leaders who called to seahim in regard to transportation.A letter was received at tho camp from Gen.Fry e stating that he had mailed jjtobaspent for the good of the men in the camp,but at 10 o'clock last night It had not arrived.Gen. Jennings, of Indianapolis, was grantedan indefinite leave of absence j esterday. Hewill start for home to-day, but will stop atStaunton. Va., and make a speech to-night.From there he will go direct to his home, andwill not return to this vicinity.WIMODAUGHSIS' GUESTS.Charming Fete Attended by a Large Num.bcr of Delighted People.Pretty girU and handsome young gentlemen, as well as older ladies and gentlemen,graced the parlors and lawn of the Wlmodanghsls by their presence last evening onthe occasion of a garden fete given by that progressive organization. Totted plants, cutflowers and flags decorated the clubrooms,and Chinese lanterns transformed the handsome lawn into a bower of light and beauty.An excellent musical and literary programme was rendered in the parlors andrefreshments wero sold from dainty tableslocated at vantage points on the lawn andattended by voung ladies, whose winningsmiles and sweet "Won't you buy something?" were alone ft great drawing cord tothe large crowd In attendance.Among the participants In the musical andliterary entertainment were. Misses MattieHouck, Annie Evans, Bregazzi. Prehn, LizzieLeper, Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox, Prof. GeorgeW. Lawrence, E. M. Edward. J. Walsh. Prof.J. Rhodes, and Glen and Earl Phelps.The committee in charge were: Reception,Mrs. It G. D. Havens. Dr. C. B. WInslow,Mrs. Ruth Bolway, Miss E. M. Gillett, Mrs. II.L. Bennett, and Mrs. Fanny S. Reynolds;ice creum, Mrs. A. M. Hamilton, Mrs. Caroline Laey, Mrs. Jeannttte Bradley, MU3 M.If. 'Viilliams, Miss Adone Williams, MlsaSlater, Jliss C. D. Thomas, Miss F. N. Edwards, and Miss Kate Edwards; cake, Mis3Clara Quint; decorations, Mrs. J. H. Houghton, Mrs S. E. Matlock, and Mrs. Agnes",'bite; lemonade, Mrs. A. G. Dickerson andMrs. F. S. Ley nolds ; candy and peanuts, Mrs.Hannah Crosby, Miss Edna Slater, and MisUortenso Eeables: amusements and fancytable, Mrs. A. M. Edgir, Mrs. Agnes White,and Miss Mary Cushman. The general arrangements were in charge of Mrs. Emma E.Cameron.Preparing for '08 Convention.Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin wa3 elected chairman and W F. Stowell secretary of thoChristian Endeavor committee on organization at a meeting of that body held In theYoung Men's Christian Association buildlnjjvesterday afternoon. Those present weraMessrs. W. H. Pennell, W. S. McArthur. W.II. II. Smith, L. A. Conner, jr., Percy S. Foster, and W. F. Stowell. The committee wasin session from 4.C0 until G o'clock, but mostof the time was devoted to an Informal discussion of work for tho '96 convention andpossible chairman of the permanent committee for the convention of 'DC. Ihi3 and otherappointments will probably b made at afuture meeting of the committee to be held isabout two weeks.tNaval Orders.Commander C. B. Gridley has been orderedto duty as inspector of the Tenth lighthousedistrict in place ot Commander J. D. Greens,placed on waiting orders. Passed Assistantburgeon Gcorgo W. Simpson granted sUmonths' leave.Admiral -Meade's Aide.Lieut Spencer Wood, who accompaniedAdmiral Walker to Honolulu as one ot hisstaff, when be returns to the United Stateswill be attached to the staff of Admiral Meadon tho North, Atlantio station. )